Bath is an ideal location for a short break, last minute break or weekend short break.

Countryside holiday accommodation around Bath offers pet friendly holiday cottages and large holiday properties for special family occasions. You will find our hosts charming and helpful.

Holiday cottages near Bath will give you the best of all worlds. Good value family holiday accommodation, weekend holiday cottages, luxury holiday cottages, and four star weekend cottages.  Farmhouse bed and breakfast and farm cottages are also popular.

Choose a self catering cottage or farmhouse B&B near Bath through Cartwheel Holidays.

Situated on the edge of North East Somerset, Bath nestles between the Mendips and Cotswolds with the River Avon running through the centre of it. The impressive city of Bath has been attracting visitors for over 2000 years and it is not hard to see why. Designated as an official World Heritage Site, Bath has some of the finest architectural buildings in Europe, as well as a superb mix of historical and cultural attractions.

Bath hosts an excellent array of shops from mainstream and boutiques to specialist shops all housed in stylish and upmarket streets. There are over 40 museums, galleries and attractions in Bath to inform you of its colourful history, heritage and artistic displays - the ‘Building of Bath’ Museum recounts the history and building of Bath and is located in the Countess of Huntingdon’s Chapel on the Paragon.

Also worth a visit is the Museum of Costume at the Bath Assembly Rooms and the popular Victoria Art Gallery located centrally and also free of entry. Bath has a sophisticated mix of theatres, festivals and is also excellent for its selection of quality restaurants and inns.

One of the first things you will notice when visiting Bath is the beautiful elegance and architecture of the buildings. Bath has numerous historic buildings of interest including the famous Royal Crescent, Pulteney Bridge and Bath Abbey.

Bath developed around a site of thermal springs and has one of the best-preserved Roman religious spas north of the Alps. For thousands of years hot water has risen here at a temperature of 46 degrees and in the past this natural phenomenon was believed to be the work of the gods.

The magnificent bathhouse built around it attracted visitors from all across the Roman Empire.

Today you can visit the Roman Baths and museum in the heart of the city and you can even taste the water in the pump room!

The new spa project opening at the end of 2003 has restored some of the beautiful heritage buildings in the centre of Bath creating the opportunity to bath in the natural three hot thermal springs which lie beneath them - this unique project is the only one of its kind in the UK and you can find out more information about this at http://www.thermaebathspa.com/.

Many historical figures including Jane Austen, Thomas Gainsborough and Queen Victoria have spent time in Bath and this remains unchanged today as many famous authors, actors and sporting personalities visit or even live in the Bath area. With its stunning beauty and host of things to do and see, Bath is sure to provide you with a memorable visit.